I have a crystal structure of azopyridine molecule linked to another (different) molecule by hydrogen bond. It is well known that azopyridine molecule shows trans to cis isomerization when exposed to UV (365 nm). Crystalline sample of this hydrogen bonded system becomes amorphous when it is exposed to UV (365 nm). We predict that the intermolecular hydrogen bond is breaking upon UV exposure. Could anybody explain how this effect can be reliably simulated in gaussian09?

Also, some of such photo-isomerization processes are reversible. How can one predict this reversibility computationally?

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